Dragon kits have a lot of very finely moulded detail but the fit often leaves a lot to be desired. Unlike Tamiya, their designers do not seem to keep in mind that the kits are going to be constructed by people with widely differing abilities, the plastic is quite thin and delicate and frequently the parts lack clear or positive location points making assembly something of a trial and error process. Because of this the major parts such as the fuselage halves usually require reinforcement otherwise things tend to come apart even with the carefullest of handling.
This Fw-190 A-8 is no exception and in particular the undercarriage legs proved to be an absolute swine to get symmetrical with just the right degree of toe-in. My first three attempts resulted in the model sitting at varying drunken angles to left or right with the third being the least bad. Although in all other respects it was finished, I put the model away in a box for about a year, not wanting to display the thing in that state. In the end I dug it out, took off the undercarriage and with a good deal of trepidation tried to get it right and, believe it or not, everything slotted neatly into place without the slightest problem at the first attempt!
The paint used was Extracolor (It was built before I had become a convert to acrylic paint) and the decals are from Aeromaster set No. 48-061.
This work by Roland Turner is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.
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